Our Curriculum

'Prepared for Life'

Welcome to our primary school's curriculum, where our guiding principle is to ensure that our children are ‘Prepared for life’, both within and beyond primary school. Our approach centres on equipping students with the knowledge, skills, and values necessary to navigate and thrive in the world around them.

We aim to offer a broad and balanced curriculum ensuring that all of our children have the opportunity to reach their full potential, whatever their starting point or circumstance. Our curriculum offer incorporates the statutory requirements of the National Curriculum, whilst also taking into account our local context and the importance of belonging to Darlaston.

Our curriculum is designed to nurture well-rounded individuals who are ready to engage with the challenges and opportunities of the future. We foster an enriching learning environment, where children feel supported in their quest for knowledge and personal growth. Through interactive lessons, hands-on experiences, and collaborative projects, we strive to make education a meaningful journey for every child. We aim to enrich our curriculum wherever possible through making use of our extensive school grounds, exploring our local area, educational visits and inviting guests into school.

Please click here for more information on our enrichment offer.

At Pinfold Street, we teach our foundation subjects discreetly through six-week blocks, allowing children time to develop their knowledge and skills within each area. Cross-curricular links are made where topics allow this, for example internet safety within computing and PSHE lessons. We also have three weeks in each school year that are not part of our blocks approach. These weeks are used to provide children with enrichment days and the opportunity to develop further their knowledge and skills through subject specific days.

Please click here for this year’s blocks.

Please see the class pages for more detail of our six week blocks approach for each year group.

As part of our curriculum planning process, we identified four key themes that recur throughout the school. These themes help our children to deepen their understanding and make links within their learning.

Click here for more information on our curriculum journey.

Click here for more information on our key themes.

If you would like any further information about our curriculum, please contact the school office or email info@pinfold-st.walsall.sch.uk.